Middle East

‘Time for this war to end’: Biden pushes Israeli plan for Gaza truce

By Danny KEMP WASHINGTON, June 1, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel had offered a…

Turbulence over Turkey injures 12 on Qatar Airways flight

LONDON, May 26, 2024 (AFP) - Twelve people were injured during turbulence on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to…

Hamas armed wing says fired ‘large rocket barrage’ at Tel Aviv

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, May 26, 2024 (AFP) - The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas said Sunday it…

Rocket sirens blare in Tel Aviv for first time in months: AFP

TEL AVIV, May 26, 2024 (AFP) - Rocket sirens blared Sunday in Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv for the…

One out of three Lebanese poverty-stricken: World Bank

BEIRUT, May 23, 2024 (AFP) - A third of Lebanese people are impoverished with poverty rates tripling in a decade,…

US says Israel took into account its concerns over Rafah

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 (AFP) - Israel has taken US concerns into account as it wages military operations in the…

Iran media says President Raisi died in helicopter

TEHRAN, May 20, 2024 (AFP) - Iranian state media said President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday after his helicopter crashed…

US envoy touts ‘potential’ of Israel-Saudi deal in Netanyahu talks

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden's national security advisor briefed Benjamin Netanyahu on the "potential" of…

URGENT: Iran media declares President Raisi dead, no official confirmation

TEHRAN, May 20, 2024 (AFP) - Iranian media declared President Ebrahim Raisi dead on Monday after his helicopter crashed in…

Iran President Raisi’s helicopter found, ‘no sign of life’

By Ramin Khanizadeh and Ahmad Parhizi TEHRAN, May 20, 2024 (AFP) - Rescue teams in northwest Iran early Monday located…

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